(Jamaica Gleaner) Dancehall artiste Kiprich, whose given name is Marlon Plunkett, has been charged by the police over a song that they say endorses gang violence and pays tribute to alleged One Order Gang don Othniel ‘Thickman’ Lobban, who was recently fatally shot by police.
The 45-year-old has been charged with the use of audio and audiovisual communication to promote criminal activity.
The St Catherine North police included the entertainer among 16 individuals named as persons of interest last Friday.
He turned himself in to the police today in the company of his lawyer and was questioned.
He was subsequently charged.
The Gleaner understands that he was granted station bail and was given a court date of Friday, 21 February to appear in the St Catherine Parish Court.
In an interview with The Star, Kiprich said he believes the police’s interest in him stemmed from a dubplate, intended as a One Order Dub, which he recorded for a foreign-based selector.